Key Verse Spotlight
1 Peter 2:23 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed {himself} to him that judgeth righteously: {himself: or, his cause}”
1 Peter 2:23
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: {for us: some read, for you}
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed {himself} to him that judgeth righteously: {himself: or, his cause}
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. {on: or, to}
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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